Where does “სვანეთი” come from?

სვანეთი (Georgian) comes from Georgian სვანი, from Old Georgian სუანი, from Proto-Kartvelian *s₁wan- — Svan person.

სვანეთი (Georgian): Svan region

Definitions

  1. Svan region

Ancestry of “სვანეთი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Georgianსვანიperson from Svaneti; Svan
2Old Georgianსუანიa person from Svaneti; Svan
3Proto-Kartvelian*s₁wan-Svan person

Words derived from “სვანეთი”

Every word from Proto-Kartvelian *s₁wan- →Every word from Old Georgian სუანი →Every word from Georgian სვანი →